Dividing the Copper River's reds: The commercial fishermen pay for hatchery salmon
An article by Mike Michelson about how commercial fishermen financially support large Copper River Salmon runs.
As a recent graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a new member of the commercial drift gillnet fleet in Cordova, I need to address several points surrounding News-Miner columnist Dermot Cole’s Nov. 10 article about the Chitina dip-netting dispute.
Cole spent a portion of his article discussing the “special tactic” that was used by commercial fisherman attending the 2010 Board of Fish meeting. The truth of the matter is this “special tactic,” which entails members of the audience standing up when they agree with the person testifying, was actually suggested by the Board of Fish. It is a lengthy process for the Board of Fish...
